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Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

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A Melbourne unit Mr Trejo bought with ParkTrent cost $385,000 to purchase, but later sold for $275,000.

Real estate consumer advocate Neil Jenman told A Current Affair he had received dozens of complaints from ParkTrent customers confused by a complicated system of negative gearing and self-managed super funds.

Juan Trejo says he was left with almost nothing in his super.

"They spin your head around in all sorts of ways," he said.

Two former ParkTrent employees, who spoke to A Current Affair on the condition of anonymity, said the company employed high-pressure sales tactics that in some cases left potential clients in tears.

ParkTrent Properties Group.

Last year the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) successfully prosecuted ParkTrent Properties Group for unlawfully providing financial advice to clients purchasing property through self-managed super funds.

Mr Cross was banned by ASIC from providing financial services for four years.

His appeal against that ban was dismissed.

Units purchased with ParkTrent lost value, investors claimed.

In a statement issued to A Current Affair, an ASIC spokesperson said orders had also been obtained permanently restraining ParkTrent from providing unlicenced financial product advice to clients regarding self-managed super funds.

Property lawyer Tim O'Dwyer recommended people be wary of any company offering a "one-stop shop" for property investment.

Property lawyers warned against "one-stop" property shops.

"Get good legal advice, get good financial advice, get independent financial advice," he said.